Guest guest Posted September 2, 1998 Report Share Posted September 2, 1998 , I go for one pot meals whenever I don't feel like cooking. Beef or Vegetable Soup/Stew one pound of cubed steak or roast beef, optional if you are vegetarian (sauté in large stew pot) If I have a left over roast on hand, I just cut it up and put in stew. Hey, its already cooked! Add one large can of tomato juice or V8 One chopped onion or 1/4 cup dried onions or similar amount of frozen onions Four or Five medium potatoes, cubed. Or a can of potatoes (don't have to chop these) 2-4 stalks of celery, chopped One frozen package of carrots One frozen package of peas or beans or both (I use green peas or green beans) Optional: mushrooms, corn, zucchini, etc. Your choice For heartier flavor add beef broth or broth cubes. salt and pepper and/or basil, etc., to your taste For thicker broth add appropriate amount of corn starch or flour Bring to boil, then reduce to medium-low heat and let it simmer until vegetables are tender. To not overcook peas, beans, etc., I don't put in until the fresh potatoes and carrots are near to tender. This does not apply if you are using canned potatoes. One pot to prepare in, same pot to cook in, and same pot to serve from! Easy cleanup! A loaf of French bread makes for a filling meal. Salad optional. Ray ---------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 1998 Report Share Posted September 2, 1998 Hi , My situation is a little different from yours, but the food problem is the same. When I have extended problems (flares, etc.) I end up spending a lot of time in, sometimes not getting out for 10 or so days, although I've been a little better lately. I do MAJOR grocery shopping. I use 2 markets, one a sort of retail food warehouse, where I buy large quantities of chop meat/chicken/etc, frozen, canned & fresh stuff. I freeze all the meat, prepared for cooking, individually wrapped portions then placed in larger plastic bags. Found that sandwich bags are an easy, cheap & practical way to store the meat portions, & placing them in a larger plastic bag holds up well frozen. The second market is a grocery & bread economy store (all over the South West) & they have great buys on good frozen entrees, excellent bread, canned goods & nice surprises of new products the majors produced in smaller quantities to market test. I haul all this stuff home, frozen stuff goes into freezer, of course, so does about 8 loaves of bread (Nevada is very dry, so one stores bread in the freezer & places one " in use " in the frig). I then have food for about 6 weeks or more. Although I will get out if I am better, there have been some times I've been in for months. There is an order to what I use too. First fresh salad/fruit, meat any time until it runs out, also frozen entrees any time; then canned stuff, then the few times I have been really stuck, I make soups in large quantities (lentil, various bean with/w. o. chicken or whatever. The one time I was really stuck, ended up eating a lot of pancakes & home-baked goods. Although I now have occasional help from an aid, I try to manage most things myself. I don't like to put others out, and I feel that when I'm not directly in control, things can cost more & be less to my liking. This kind of shopping is not due to disability. I started to shop like this when my ex-wife & I started having kids & both of us were working. Hope you get some respite from your flare. Ken At 09:56 PM 9/1/98 -0600, you wrote: >From: Andy24747@... (A. ) > >Sorry i haven't posted much but I needed to rest my wrists or suffer at >work as I had a lot of reports due. > >What I thought would be an interesting topic has to do with meals. >When I'm in a flare I ain't about to cook healthy time consuming meals. >I used to keep the freezer full of frozen dinners but that's not the >answer either. What do you guys do who don't have someone to cook for >you when your in too much pain to cook? > > ºº ºº >ºø¥øºø¥ºøºø¥øºø¥øºø¥øºø¥øºø¥øºø¥øº >There is no challenge, creative or otherwise that we can't meet. CR > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 1998 Report Share Posted September 2, 1998 Do we have the beginnings of " The Painful Cookbook " here? Ken At 10:11 AM 9/2/98 -0400, you wrote: > > >, >I go for one pot meals whenever I don't feel like cooking. > >Beef or Vegetable Soup/Stew > >one pound of cubed steak or roast beef, optional if you are vegetarian >(sauté in large stew pot) >If I have a left over roast on hand, I just cut it up and put in stew. >Hey, its already cooked! > >Add one large can of tomato juice or V8 >One chopped onion or 1/4 cup dried onions or similar amount of frozen >onions >Four or Five medium potatoes, cubed. Or a can of potatoes (don't have >to chop these) >2-4 stalks of celery, chopped >One frozen package of carrots >One frozen package of peas or beans or both (I use green peas or green >beans) >Optional: mushrooms, corn, zucchini, etc. Your choice >For heartier flavor add beef broth or broth cubes. >salt and pepper and/or basil, etc., to your taste >For thicker broth add appropriate amount of corn starch or flour > >Bring to boil, then reduce to medium-low heat and let it simmer until >vegetables are tender. >To not overcook peas, beans, etc., I don't put in until the fresh >potatoes and carrots are near to tender. This does not apply if you are >using canned potatoes. > >One pot to prepare in, same pot to cook in, and same pot to serve from! >Easy cleanup! A loaf of French bread makes for a filling meal. Salad >optional. >Ray >---------------------------------------------------- > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 1998 Report Share Posted September 2, 1998 Ken, Looks like we might have a best seller! Ray ------------------------------------------ > > >Do we have the beginnings of " The Painful Cookbook " here?>>From: " H. R. Neal " >> >>, >>I go for one pot meals whenever I don't feel like cooking. >> >>Beef or Vegetable Soup/Stew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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